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• Literary — Lit er*a*ry (l[i^]t [ e]r*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. litt[ e]raire. See {Letter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Literary property — Literary Lit er*a*ry (l[i^]t [ e]r*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. litt[ e]raire. See {Letter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• man of letters — noun a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑humanist * * * 1. : a learned man : scholar 2. : a literary man : author, littérateur * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• literary — literarily, adv. literariness, n. /lit euh rer ee/, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature: literary history. 2. pertaining to authorship: literary style. 3. versed in or acquainted with… …   Universalium

• literary — lit•er•ar•y [[t]ˈlɪt əˌrɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature: literary history[/ex] 2) pertaining to authorship: literary style[/ex] 3) versed in or acquainted with literature;… …   From formal English to slang

• man of letters — noun a literary man …   Wiktionary

• Man Asian Literary Prize — Awarded for Best novel written by a citizen of an Asian country and first published in English. Presented by Man Group Location Asia (limited) First awarded 2007 …   Wikipedia

• Man Booker International Prize — Inaugural winner Ismail Kadare Awarded for Best English (or available for translation into English) fiction Presented by Ma …   Wikipedia

• Literary theory — in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. [Culler 1997, p.1] However, literary scholarship since the 19th century often includes in addition to, or even instead of literary… …   Wikipedia

• Literary or Profane Legends —     Literary or Profane Legends     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Literary or Profane Legends     In the period of national origins history and legend are inextricably mingled. In the course of oral transmission historic narrative necessarily becomes …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Man Group — plc Type Public company (LSE: EMG) Industry Financial servi …   Wikipedia